Cross Cultural Worker in Maternity plus Child & Family Health Services
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The Cross Cultural Worker in Maternity & Child & Family Health Services provides a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL service for women and families from migrant and refugee backgrounds, and International students who are birthing and/or using child and family health services in Royal Hospital for Women and or live in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.
The Cross Cultural Worker provides:
- Support and education during pregnancy and for children 0 to 5 years
- Support to access and navigate services during pregnancy and into parenting
- Culturally appropriate pregnancy, birth and parenting information and education e.g. antenatal or postnatal classes
- Links to community support and networks e.g. playgroups or library
- Support transition from pregnancy and birth to child and family health services e.g. Child and Family Health Nurse in the local Early Childhood Clinic
Women and families can self-refer, be referred by a health professional or community organisation.
Interpreters will be arranged as required.
Contact: Galuh Sapthari
- Phone: 0439 510 697
- Email: galuh.sapthari@health.nsw.gov.au
- Available: Tuesday - Friday
Click here for information regarding FREE pregnancy and parenting education in 2025:
- Baby’s movement, what is normal
- Cervical Screening Test is safe at any time during pregnancy — MHCS (nsw.gov.au)
- Continence Health: Expecting a Baby
- Continence Health: Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises for Women
- Diabetes in Pregnancy
- Early pregnancy care – planning a pregnancy and becoming pregnant
- Edinburgh Depression Scale
- Having a baby
- Hepatitis B Vaccination for your Newborn Baby
- Keeping your gums and teeth healthy while you are pregnant
- Labour Pains
- Maternity care in Australia
- Pregnancy Information
- Pregnancy, birth and baby website and hotline
- Pregnancy protection and vaccination from preconception to birth
- Pregnancy Screening GBS (Group B Streptococcus)
- Protect your baby from whooping cough. Vaccinate for free when pregnant
- Protecting your baby against influenza starts when you’re pregnant
- Reducing third and fourth degree perineal tears
- RSV Vaccination before, during and after pregnancy
- Safer Baby Booklet
- Smoking and pregnancy
- Vitamin K for newborn babies
- When to come to hospital in Labour
- What to bring to hospital when having a baby
- You can have a cervical screening test at any time during pregnancy — MHCS (nsw.gov.au)
- Babies (3 – 12 months)
- Breastfeeding tips for new mothers
- Breastfeeding videos
- Contraception after you have had a baby
- Continence Health: One in Three Women Who Ever Had a Baby Wet Themselves
- Cot to bed, Tummy time, Safe Sleeping, Safe Wrapping, Safe co-sleeping
- How Breastfeeding Works
- Jaundice in newborn babies
- Love, Talk, Sing, Read, Play. Available on the Apple app.
- Love, Talk, Sing, Read, Play. Available on the Google app.
- Milestones matters
- Newborn (0 - 3 months)
- Newborn Bloodspot Screening - Tests to protect your baby
- NSW Statewide Infant Screening – Hearing (SWISH) Program fact sheets
- Preschool (3 – 5 years)
- Reducing SUDI and SIDS risk: in pictures
- RSV Vaccination before, during and after pregnancy
- SUDI/safe sleeping recommendation
- Toddler (1 – 3 years)
- The Blue book (Health record of the baby)
- Pregnancy, Birth and Baby - Hotline 1800 882 436
- Raising Children's Network
- Australian Breastfeeding Association - Hotline 1800 686 268
- Health Direct - Hotline 1800 022 222
You can contact us by calling the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.
For more details on Sydney Healthcare Interpreting Services follow the link.
For more information about Cross Cultural Workers in Maternity & Child & Family Health Services in the district, see the SESLHD Multicultural Services page.